Frequently asked questions

SwapCreators is a marketplace built only for buying and selling YouTube channels. Every listing reports the same figures in the same format, including subscribers, views, audience, monetization, revenue, and strikes, so buyers can compare channels quickly.

No. SwapCreators is an independent marketplace and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google.

SwapCreators runs the whole sale safely from start to finish. Sellers verify ownership and list their channel with complete details, our team reviews every listing, and buyers compare channels, chat with sellers, and make offers.

When a deal is agreed, SwapCreators acts as the escrow agent: the buyer’s payment is held securely, our escrow agent guides the channel handover, and the seller is paid once the buyer has the channel. If anything goes wrong, the escrow agent steps in and decides the outcome.

Look at traffic consistency over time rather than a single month, where views come from, the audience’s countries and ages, monetization status, how revenue is earned, and any active copyright or Community Guidelines strikes.

Ask the seller for a live screen-share of YouTube Studio analytics and revenue reports, and compare them with the listing. The Trust & Safety guide has a full checklist.

It means the seller proved they control the channel by adding a one-time code to its public description, which SwapCreators checked directly with YouTube. You know you are dealing with the real owner.

Subscribers and views come straight from YouTube. Revenue and analytics are reported by the seller, who can share Studio screenshots with you in chat, and you can ask for a live Studio walkthrough before you pay.

Use “Chat with seller” on the listing page to ask questions, or “Make an offer” to send an amount the seller can accept, decline, or counter. Keep all conversation on SwapCreators so there is a clear record if anything is disputed later.

Start from the Sell a Channel page. It explains what to prepare, how your listing is presented, and how listings are reviewed before they are published.

Channel statistics, 28-day and longer-term views, audience geography, monetization status, revenue figures with their sources, channel age, any strikes, and a clear description of what transfers with the channel.

Be ready to show evidence from YouTube Studio. You will never be asked for your Google password.

Listing is free and there is no success fee: sellers receive the full agreed price. The only SwapCreators fee on a sale is the escrow fee, a percentage of the price with a minimum, normally paid by the buyer. The Fees page shows the current rate, payout fees by method, and an estimator for your total costs.

“Monetized” means the channel currently earns through the YouTube Partner Program. “Eligible, not monetized” means it meets the program’s thresholds but is not earning. “Not monetized” covers everything else.

Monetization can change after a sale, and YouTube decides who stays in its Partner Program.

No. AdSense accounts belong to the person or business that opened them and should not be handed over. The buyer connects their own payment account after taking ownership, following Google’s current process.

It mirrors a standard YouTube Studio reporting window, which makes it easy to compare a listing with the evidence a seller shares. Ask for longer periods too, to judge consistency.

Listing figures are reported by the seller. Always confirm them against live YouTube Studio data before you agree to anything.

The buyer pays into SwapCreators escrow, not to the seller, and the seller only hears that the buyer has paid once we’ve confirmed the payment. The channel then moves through the SwapCreators escrow agent, and the funds are released to the seller only after the channel has been handed to the buyer. The full rules are in the Escrow Terms.

Escrow protects the payment, not the value of the channel. Do your due diligence before you agree a price, and check the channel as soon as you receive it.

Every fee, and who pays it, is shown on the transaction summary before anyone pays. The Fees page explains each fee and has an estimator for the total cost.

On SwapCreators, the handover is guided step by step by our escrow agent, using Google’s own permission tools for channels connected to a Brand Account. The buyer’s payment stays in escrow the whole time, and the seller is paid once the buyer has the channel.

No one ever needs a Google password, recovery codes, or sign-in codes, so both accounts stay safe throughout.

Buying and selling YouTube channels is common practice. Buyers and sellers are responsible for following YouTube’s and Google’s terms and local law, so if you have a specific legal question about your situation, a qualified professional can advise you.

You’re protected: your money stays in escrow until the channel is handed over. If the seller doesn’t complete their steps, open a dispute from the transaction page and the escrow agent can cancel the deal and refund you. Refunds go back the way you paid, to your SwapCreators balance or to the account you paid from. The Escrow Terms have the details.

The buyer opens a dispute from the transaction page any time after escrow is funded and before funds are released, describing what doesn’t match the listing or what went wrong. Release is paused while both sides give evidence. The escrow agent then decides: carry on, release to the seller, refund the buyer, or split the money. A buyer can open one dispute per transaction; the details are in the Escrow Terms.

Be cautious of prices far below comparable channels, refusal to show live analytics, pressure to pay outside your SwapCreators transaction, requests for passwords or verification codes, and unexplained spikes in subscribers or views.

Contact SwapCreators through the Contact page and choose “Trust & safety”. Include the listing link and any messages involved. Never share passwords or verification codes, even with someone claiming to be SwapCreators staff.

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